Society

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA from Detained Immigrants

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

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The Department of Homeland Security said it would begin collecting genetic data on hundreds of thousands of immigrants in federal detention facilities.
Genomics

A New Book Offers an Introduction to the Ethical Dimensions of Germline Gene Editing

By Adam Hayden, Science | 09.30.2019

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With Altered Inheritance, bioethicist Françoise Baylis has authored a vivid call to action that “aims to bridge the divides between theory, science, politics, and practice.”
Human Genetic Modification

It’s Past Time to Compensate Survivors of Eugenic Sterilization

By Emily Galpern | 09.25.2019
Biopolitical Times
Each passing year, more people die who would be eligible for reparations after involuntary sterilization in California.
Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights

Dr. Stuart Newman: “It Seems to Me That We Are Headed for A Techno-Eugenic Future”

By Mohsen Abdelmoumen, American Herald Tribune | 09.05.2019

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Prospective people are not any doctor’s patient, nor are they any future parent’s property to be made to order.
Animal Biotechnologies
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The ethics, equity, and governance of human genome editing need greater consideration

By Sarojini Nadimpally, The BMJ | 05.03.2023

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Genomics
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Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy stirs hopes and controversy

By Rob Stein, NPR | 05.02.2023

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U.S. Federal
A eugenics poster

A Short History of Eugenics: From Plato to Nick Bostrom

By Émile P. Torres, Truthdig | 05.01.2023

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Arts & Culture
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Commentary: Opponents need to stop equating abortion with eugenics

By Carla Hall, Los Angeles Times | 05.01.2023

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Society
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A new era for treating sickle cell disease could spark a health-care revolution

By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Washington Post | 04.28.2023

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Human Genetic Modification
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Man Who Has Fathered Hundreds Is Barred From Donating Sperm

By Claire Moses, The New York Times | 04.28.2023

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Other Countries
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New Programs Allow Women To Freeze Their Eggs For Free—As Long As They Donate Half Of Them

By Kristine Thomason, Women's Health | 04.27.2023

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Assisted Reproduction
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Eugenics after the Nazis? The Evolution of a Problematic Discipline

By Christos Konstantopoulos, The Collector | 04.27.2023

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Society